Chacoan Mara vs ground cholla

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	ground cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Caviidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Cylindropuntia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	ground cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground cholla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.